On August 11, 2012 during this event, total number of egg used in making the omelet was 145,000 along with 880 lbs (about 400 kg) and 220 lbs (about 100 kg) of butter. The team size to make this record breaking omelet was 55 led by the head chef Pedro Mendes and it took 6 hours to completely cook. The weight of the omelet was 14225 lbs (6466 kg) having a diameter of 10.3 meters (33 feet 8 inches). The eggs were donated by the company Uno Ovo which is the largest egg producing company of Portugal. This omelet was made on the occasion of the festival called Immigrant Festival.
Previous World Records:
The World Record of ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the Turkish Egg Producers Association on October 11, 2010. The total number of eggs used in the omelet was 110,000 along with 432 liters of oil. The diameter of this omelet was 10 meters (32 feet, 9 inches).
The World Record for the ‘largest omelet’ in the world was achieved by the city of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on October 9th, 2009 which weighed 3625 kg.
The World Record of ‘largest cardboard castle’ has been achieved by the students of Duke University at Durham, North Carolina, USA.
On September 26, 2013; at the campus of Duke University, largest cardboard castle was created. The total number of cardboard boxes used in creating the castle were Three Thousand Five Hundred (3500). The total height of the castle was 16 feet and the floor area occupied by the castle was 4900 square meters.
The World Record of brushing ‘largest number of paintings with own blood’ has been achieved by Mr. Pralhad Thak from Warora, Maharashtra, India.
Till Dec 24, 2014; Mr. Thak has created Seventy Two (72) paintings of freedom fighters and eminent personalities of India with his own blood. Paintings are having average size of 12×15 inch.
